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lightning_n and_o voice_n and_o thundering_n and_o a_o earthquake_n and_o great_a hail_n in_o the_o other_o and_o there_o be_v voice_n and_o thundering_n and_o lightning_n and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a earthquake_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o fall_v upon_o man_n a_o great_a hail_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o it_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n they_o in_o the_o main_a aim_n at_o the_o chief_a difference_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v be_v that_o in_o the_o one_o it_o be_v say_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n be_v open_v in_o heaven_n which_o in_o the_o other_o be_v express_v only_o by_o a_o great_a voice_n come_v thence_o without_o restrain_v its_o open_n to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o vial_n but_o then_o be_v not_o that_o supply_v by_o what_o weread_n rev._n 15._o 8._o where_o it_o be_v say_v and_o the_o temple_n be_v fill_v with_o smoke_n from_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o from_o his_o power_n and_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o temple_n till_o the_o seven_o plague_n of_o the_o 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understand_v of_o definite_a and_o certain_a bound_n set_v to_o the_o church_n in_o its_o purity_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o appear_v as_o such_o again_o till_o the_o interval_n that_o be_v to_o intervene_v shall_v expire_v viz._n the_o 42_o month_n there_o speak_v of_o that_o be_v expire_v the_o limit_n and_o boundary_n so_o set_v be_v again_o remove_v i._n e._n the_o temple_n be_v again_o open_v religion_n in_o its_o purity_n profess_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o testament_n see_v in_o the_o temple_n the_o law_n which_o be_v deposit_v there_o so_o it_o be_v command_v exod._n 25._o 16._o 21._o publish_v and_o to_o be_v obey_v by_o all_o and_o its_o be_v pour_v into_o the_o air_n methinks_v very_o plain_o speak_v this_o to_o we_o for_o what_o be_v the_o air_n but_o the_o whole_a medium_fw-la or_o vehicle_n of_o light_n and_o so_o may_v denote_v all_o who_o be_v capable_a of_o be_v enlighten_v by_o the_o truth_n to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o that_o clear_a or_o more_o universal_a 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city_n hill_n valley_n forest_n whole_a country_n with_o the_o inhabitant_n have_v feel_v the_o effect_n thereof_o this_o be_v to_o be_v such_o a_o earthquake_n so_o mighty_a and_o so_o great_a as_o be_v not_o since_o man_n be_v upon_o earth_n i_o will_v not_o say_v it_o be_v to_o be_v a_o mere_a natural_a earthquake_n though_o such_o often_o have_v be_v observe_v to_o forerun_v or_o accompany_v great_a judgement_n and_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v this_o sort_n of_o earthquake_n may_v usher_v in_o or_o accompany_v this_o vial_n there_o have_v great_a and_o extraordinary_a thing_n of_o that_o nature_n happen_v in_o our_o own_o time_n but_o to_o such_o prodigious_a event_n only_o i_o do_v not_o imagine_v this_o to_o be_v confine_v but_o rather_o i_o believe_v it_o to_o direct_v to_o something_o like_o what_o god_n speak_v by_o his_o prophet_n haggai_n 2._o 6_o 7._o yet_o once_o it_o be_v a_o little_a while_n and_o i_o will_v shake_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o sea_n 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be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n and_o the_o city_n of_o the_o nation_n fall_v and_o great_a babylon_n come_v in_o remembrance_n before_o god_n to_o give_v unto_o she_o the_o cup_n of_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o wrath._n and_o every_o island_n flee_v away_o and_o the_o mountain_n be_v not_o find_v the_o great_a city_n what_o it_o be_v be_v sufficient_o describe_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n ver_fw-la 18._o where_o it_o be_v say_v and_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o see_v be_v the_o great_a city_n which_o reign_v over_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v rome_n that_o in_o that_o chapter_n be_v 1._o